Subject: Where is King Kong's group?
Author: MichaelDate: 29 Jun
I am very interested in biology and evolution, and recently I was struck by
some strange things about King Kong. First I must say that all the 3 sound
versions of King Kong are great entertainment. But as a student of Darwin, I
am a bit struck by the way the ape has been portrayed. In the first movie he
is a flesh eater, I think, and that is wrong. In the 2 and 3 version
(jackson's movie) he has the right shape, big belly and silverback. But, he
has no group. In all the movies King Kong is completely alone, without any
females or offspring. There should in the real world be a group of King
Kong's sitting on their peaceful butts all day chewing plants, which is why
they have big bellies. If there is no species, then there could be no
individual ape. In the case of Godzilla, it is much simpler because we are
given a story about how he/she came into being. Anyway, clearly there is a
great charm to the King Kong story, which is why it has proven so sucessful
3 times in a row.
Mike
Disneygeek